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Alright.....I'm sure all of you have heard this tons of times before. But, I'm only a freshman in college. I attend the University of Alaska. I've wanted to go to medical school at the University of Washington for as long as I can remember. I love the medical field, everyone in my family is in the medical field. However, I'll be the first to actually be a doctor, they're all nurses and Physicians Assistants. But, all of a sudden, I'm not so sure. Now that I'm actually in school and I see how hard University Anatomy and Chemistry is, it's like I'm going crazy trying to keep myself focused. I know I can do it and make near a 4.0 with no problem, but I'm just not sure if I want to do this for so many years. I can't think of anything else I'd want to do.....but school will be my whole life for so many more years. Medicine is all I've ever wanted to do and it still is.
So, I guess this is my question. Did any of you have these doubts? What kept you going? How do you stay focused when it seems like you've been pushing so hard for so long? How hard is it to maintain a good grade point average when you're actually in medical school? can I just expect to not have a social life for the next 10 years of my life or what? I've also heard that the competition is so fierce between med students that there's no kind of comradery. Anyway....if someone could just clue me in and maybe give me a few tips on how to keep myself focused. It gets hard to see the end of the rainbow when you've got so many years to go. Thanks everyone. Sorry to ask questions I'm sure you're tired of answering.
Heather
So, I guess this is my question. Did any of you have these doubts? What kept you going? How do you stay focused when it seems like you've been pushing so hard for so long? How hard is it to maintain a good grade point average when you're actually in medical school? can I just expect to not have a social life for the next 10 years of my life or what? I've also heard that the competition is so fierce between med students that there's no kind of comradery. Anyway....if someone could just clue me in and maybe give me a few tips on how to keep myself focused. It gets hard to see the end of the rainbow when you've got so many years to go. Thanks everyone. Sorry to ask questions I'm sure you're tired of answering.
Heather